Risotto with blue cheese and leeks

Risotto with blue cheese and leeks

This blue cheese and leek risotto recipe is baked in the oven to cut out the hassle.

Risotto with blue cheese and leeks

  • Serves icon Serves 4
  • Time icon Takes 20 minutes to make, 35 minutes to cook

This blue cheese and leek risotto recipe is baked in the oven to cut out the hassle.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
793kcals
Fat
24.4g (13.6g saturated)
Protein
48.9g
Carbohydrates
93.6g (5.3g sugars)
Salt
2.1g

Ingredients

  • 15g unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely sliced
  • 2 leeks, finely sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 400g arborio risotto rice
  • 175ml white wine
  • A few sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves stripped
  • 1.4 litres good-quality vegetable stock, hot
  • 100g blue cheese, crumbled
  • 50g (vegetarian) Parmesan, grated
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Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Heat the butter and olive oil in a shallow casserole. When the butter has melted, gently fry the sliced onion for 5 minutes until softened. Add the thyme, leeks and garlic, then fry for 5 minutes more.
  2. Add the arborio risotto rice and stir to coat in the buttery vegetables. Pour over the wine, turn up the heat and stir until it has been absorbed, then add the hot stock to the casserole and season.
  3. Bring to the boil, cover with a tight-fitting lid and bake for 25 minutes until the stock is absorbed and the rice is tender. Stir through the cheeses and season well with freshly ground black pepper. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories
793kcals
Fat
24.4g (13.6g saturated)
Protein
48.9g
Carbohydrates
93.6g (5.3g sugars)
Salt
2.1g

delicious. tips

  1. Risottos are a fabulous way of using up leftover ingredients such as squash, bacon or Parmesan.

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